Heater for motor-vehicles.



J. E. THEB AUD.

. HEATER FORMOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. I9, 1916,

v i I Patented May 2, 1916.

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it kn0Wn that LJQHN Emmmi "linsax citizenoflthe United States; resid- Bufl 'alo, inthejcounty of Erie and and nsefui {Impiovemeiits in HeatersMotoflVehiclegi and I ,do, hereby--deilled in the art to whieh-teinstwmakeanjd use the. same, refon, which forni part "of giii'es 6trf ihcej refen to like les j propelledfibya 'hydrdica rbon engines,

t1 gases, that are available a'rt for heating purposes its to; ofeconomical)construction and falist g'g'ases" from the exhaust pipe, withleasing the pressure on the eno thet object l togii oyide a radizitoiyas t. the heetmgg a ppenatus, wh ch can ".mlxen ave of New Ybrk, hebjve:invented certain being i, {had j to w the. accompanying ing iiiidtofigures of reference marked this specifica- .l entionyrel ates to fheaters for inoehicles.particularly to that class of.

of the occupants of said je w in view in connec ne. object is.tqjprovidea .hezitingfappai th sam gtifnefbeservieeeble and appli tofstanda td *makesw' of automobiles divert part of the "bleKto decreasesaid i .mtus shown. in Fig.1. Fig. ai'ise frag enta1a ndperspectivefiiew of the sepm fi the uob'jeet.isytdfPrmit the cii milelton, of. the confined pled by the. pas

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. mmmgmnn. BAILEY," on BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

l lnmimnn nonmomomvnmenns.

l Another object is to.providehfheatingag paratus vvhichwilI-besoconstructed asto avoid rattling, and also. whiehwwill be fnee from thenoise of exhausting gases.

To lfulfil the. above objects, I provide} a lmnnseub; on nunrmlo nnwyonx, AssIeno'n on noun-Finns T0 Patented May 2;1916 f n i mense Januaiy19,1916. seriammsnsaf heating apparatus adepted to divertpaft a heatingcoil, incl 'osed by inseparable, but

ofthe exhaust g'l'ses of the engine through they are allowed to escapethrough an aux iliary mufller into the atmosphere, Onl the i exhaustpipepfthje. engineg'where the gases are diverted, I pre /idea valve ofspecial construction, ,which 1 permits of diverting part 10f saidexhaust gases without me} terially increesin engine. fMeens g) areprovided, as aie also ineans for holding the various moveble pai tsspring-pressed together, to prevent rattling.

The heating apparatus ihdetziil is hefei1i what I claim is set forth!the back piiessure on the r regulating and holding 1 .theregulation ofthe operation of thisvalveg 'a'fter described: and is illusti eted inthedrawings and its operation is explained and In the drawings, Figure 1.is an elevation showing in outhi e',=perts of the body of, an i inclosedautomobile, having installed therein a heating apparatus embodyinginvention, andl shows parts broken away to. 1

illustrate internal featunes of construction. Fig. 2 is a topplan iew ofthe said appp rable heating box'used to incese the said heating coils,Fig. 4 is a vertical end iew of my diverting valve, showing the alecujlarshapeof the tongue of the said: Valve with itsettaehed. shaft anddrank; for fin ing. its l anguleiy position i in the current of;.fexhaust gases; This View is thatl looking" in the direction of themovementof the erg-5 haust gases, as they pass through the said "valve.Fig. 5 is: a perspective view (mute blade of; sgudj valve, lllustra'tingits conceive Fig. Tishperspectivejyiewpf the lever ratchet device used mregulating the angular position of the hltc le ef sa-i'dj valvefan'd ofl olfling such. angular position Wh'ei e d.

sire i..; Fig; 8 is a sectiohal eletetio'n of the box shown in Fig. 3,but with the heating vertingva'lve,

shown in section,

, l6,'and to illustrate the construction of the.

18,with its leaves. 19, is secured to the lower coil added. v In Fig.1,1 is the broken line outline of an inclosed hole, in the con- 13,passthe branch [11, and in tubular connection therewith, is the piping15, which is tubularly continuous with-the heating coil 16, positionedwithin the'separable, but closed b0x'17, having an apertured' cover 18there-- on. 'This box 17, fixed in the floor 6, is to expose theheating-coil boxl'l. Depending 'fr omthe cover 18 and integral therewithare the side leaves 19, (only oneshown in this figure) wh' h, with,

the end leaves 20and 21, upstan mg from and integral with the bottom 22,complete the four side wallsof the box 17. .The cover part of the box-17by screws 23', adapted to engage threaded holes 23, in thetop of the:endleaves 20 and 21.- The side engage grooves in the lower part ofthebox with someisuitablejpacking to air seal 1 the joint at saidgrooves Through the end leaf 21 pass ends of the coil'l6 in tubularconnection with thepiping 15 an the piping 24, which terminates in-theauxiliary muffler 25. Clamped upon thc exhaust pipe 8,

is the bracket 26;. Connects the crank A tension spring 27 14, with thebracket 26 and normally-(holds the blade 12 up against on, the lever 34.I In with an extension 38, on the l6V'6I 34, is the rod 39, also inpivgtedengagement withthe the lowervend of the post plate 42 its seat,28,

Depending from the floor 6 is. a

which is journaled an L-lever 30, connected byjthe rod 31, with the:crank 14. Positioned on the front wall 5, is the lever ratchet device32, having a post "33, to which is journa'le'd' an end of a lever 34.Integral with the frame of the device at its lower end,

32, is the curved extension 35, having ratchet teeth 36, for engagementwith the tongue 37, pivoted engagement end of the horizontal arm 40 ofthe L-lever 30. Acompression spring 41, surrounding the rod 39, andengaging L-lever 30 tends to keep theleveriii spring pressed inposition,V engages the teeth 36, and prevents rattling 10 is the exhaust gasdiith the exend of said blade'12 and in place.

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leaves 19.

"have the undivert'ed to shutpif communication between the coil 16' andthe eiihths't pige 8.

s 9 to so large a blade fora and; also the arm ,el0, of the 7 Whereverthe tongue 37' L smae of both the levenratchet'device 32 and the iL-lever--30. V A In Fig; 2, the-coverf'lB is broken away to show thecoil16 and the 18. Thefullopen position ofthe blade is shown dotted at12, approximately at an angle of 45 degrees with the axis ofthe pipe 8.or'this open position of the blade 12,

the leverlal takes the dotted positionile' 7 and the spring 27becomesextendedl a In Fig. 3, the two box 17 are shown'in perspective;the upper part being shown broken away to expose the'end leaf'20 and thegrooves 43, which are lined with sheet'packing 4'3 and which engage theside leaves 19, whichare integral with the "apertured cover" 18. Holes21 in the-end leaf 2 1 are provided fortthe protruding ends oftheheatingcoil,-when When the screws 23 are Withdrawn, and the cover 18,-with itsdepending side leaves 19,- is removed, there remains the bottom '22,with its upstanding end leaves 20 and'2l, leaving open spacesabove thebotgrooves 43, through which accumulateddust and belowthe floors-6, ofthe vehicle, when posi-' tionedasshownin-Fig. 1; 1 Y

Thezsectional elevation shown in Fig. 8, of the box 17, struction of'the'and'also coil v21 In Fig. 4, the od shapedsnails as? g the blade 12, isapparent, leavingthei'horse; shoe-shaped clearance space 12 between'theedgeof the bladegjlQ andgthe-inner wall of the valve 10, whenopened.,'Through this horseshoe-shaped clearance space 12", passes; "theundiverted remaining portion of the eX-. haust gases to the muflier '9,The largerthis clearance space 12", the greater freedom exhaust, gases,when assing the bladej-12 y having the blade 12 concavewe increase itsdlvertingcapacity and we do not require given capacity, as we would fora fiat blade. The concave blade therefore offers ,lessviresistance tothe pas- 1'15 sage of undiverted gases than aflat blade of'the samediverting capacity The spoonshaped outline in either a fiator a concaveblade, offers an'advantage over any other shaped-blade, as it givesverting surface, where the velocity of flosv,. v

of the, exhaust gases, is greatest, that is,

- about the centerof flow, therefore for a required amount of volumeflow to. be diverted, the spoonshaped blade" presents a 125divertingsurface totlie bestadmntage, and

the engine." a

,. In Fig. 5, the concave surface 1; d of the 'resultsjindecreasingtheback pressure on bladei12 isbetter showmand stillbetter in 130 grooves43, which engage the side leavesl beneath the cover 70 assembled parts.of the dirt may be cleaned out and forced 1 illustrates the integralconleaves 19with the cover 18,- shows the position of the heating;

in its open position a maximum of di- 12 is eftrensverse hole throughthe ndof theblade L12 edttptedto securely he 'heft13."fy ,j 1 i t ,thelever retchetdevice 32 shows 36,onythel port;ion(35,' tdybe in the path"ofijthe ton'gue 37, of the lever thattthe rod 39 can'be held. at variousto ieintiiin the: adjusted position ongue;l2 of the vaive 10, (See Fig.'Cthel' kind ofe i radiator than the i h 5 its coil 16, may besubstituted 1 d 1' an other suitebief regulating tensed; v ereti onlexhaustigeses are led froin e 7, by {connection xnot herelshown,

'ustpipeg-8, and 1 are expelled into here through l the imufiier g9. Onthewmufiier 9I,ytheseid gases pass e body? of theivalve l() i and by thtongue 12,-' ung into the cur- ;exhaust v; gases, j into the position rtflseidx gaseshregdiverted endv run into the} branch 11 and travelghitheipiping 15;the coil 16, the 24 m the auxiliary mufiier 25., i intotail-fromtheqcentral areaof the ed portionof the cover 181 rises andcooler eir fromjjthe floor 6, in its 'ntothel'outer part-of theapertured between the border edge of the Skand they seid'centre1portion. On of the :motioh yof theelvehicle and o tributing ceusesgyeyone part of apertured;.po1 tion,of said cover 12, n usefjfortheingress, and the repertofflseid epertured portion for air, asitkpasses through the 5c 'veylng ofi'iltheheet radiated hecoiL withinthe otherwise closed "Itis thusfpossible to heat the in-V hefradietorbox from st'keep out dirt and iower portion of pass through t outside;endlthu aden laiizg In .11

erM "svlelioweduto "pull; the crank 14 the crank 1 cupy the doe sw ngintoethe p ition 12",v in the :theuoneoming j exhaust gases. It is tent"hat! the branch 11: be i straight oned etteboutji') degrees with thehe-f-Inein A erted 1 gases fatter al ve}; 10, is. not of so i like at"11 i 2) treight gone, eslstenc the diverted gases i111:

tmosphere; mAs theihoii 16 becomes.

10 offe closed kvehicle 11 without causing hoWn v 1, v the tensionosition jwhereinthe blade 12 closes rein thepartition-seat 28, but lYBIi 34=sistinj=thej position shown that i i dg se willebe me i channel?111 es ustreight 2 the direction 1 been found by bent branch, "ina ,eeeg mediatelyefter the diversion takes place and thus vitiate theirinitial impulse, which otherwise would give them a start and keep themgoing through the piping 15, the coil 16, an the inuflier 25.

I do not wish to be confined to the exact structure herein shown, ascertain details may beichenged Without departing from the spirit ofmyinvention. V

'Hence I claim: v

1. In it motor vehicle heater having tuhu- 1211- connection 'with theexhaust pipe of a hydro-carbon engine, diverting means in said: exhaustpipe communicating with said; tubular connection, said diverting meansbeing adapted to divert hot gases from; said exhaust pipe-into'seidcon.-

neotion and to close off communication therewith, said diverting meanscomprising a Y-branch easing tubuiafly continuous," withsaidexhaustpipe, a valve sent within saidcesing opening intouthe Y-brench of' saidcasing, a ftong'ue member pivoted near one end fof said valve seat andadapted to be swung into the current of hotgeses dogg ingthrou gh saidpipe and to close the ing in said seat, said tongue 'Inemher beingconcave toward said Y-brench, and means for singularly positioning; saidtongue member. i i

2.111 motorvehicie heater having tubular connection with the exhaustpipe of} a, hydro-carbon engine, diverting means in said exhaust pipecommunicating with said tubular 1 connection, said diverting means beingadapted todivert hot gases from said exhaust pipe into said connectionand 'to close off communication therewith, said diverting meanscomprising a .t hra nch casing tubular-1y continuous, with said exhaustpipe, a valve sent within .seid casing openinginto the Y-brenchofseicicesingend a tongue member pivoted near one end of said valve seatand adapted to he swung into the current of hot gases flowing throughsaid pipe and to oioseethe opening in said seat, seidtongue member heingconcave, the diverting surfaceof said tongue member being broedened'neerits swinging end and concaved toward said Y-breneh.

3. a motor vehicle heater ha ving. tubular connection with the exheustpipe of e hydro-carbon engine,-diverting means in said exhe-ustpipeomninuniceting with said tubular 'conneetiomsitid diverting vmeansbeingadeptedt divert hot from said q exhaust pipe into seid connectionrind to close ofi communicationtherewith, said diverting meanscomprising a v' branch ca-sing tubuiai'ly ontinuouewith said exhaustpipe, a valve seat 'within said casing'opening into the Ybmnch of seieasing; spring pressed tongue member pivoted near one end oi? said valveseat end adapted to be swung into the current-of hot gesesvliio :fiowingthrough said pipe and to close the opening in said.'seat,-said tonguemember 'being concave toward said *Y-branch,l;and

' meansfor angularly positioning said tongue I I V member L I ggu1ar1y1pos1tionmg sa dtongue.- 4., In it motor. vehicle heater'havingtubn. Ina motor vehicle heater," lain-connection with the exhziust'pipeota hydra-carbon enginmdiverting meanszin saideXhaust-pipe communicatingwithisaid' I tubular connection, said diverting ineanstubu'lariconnection,

,jbeing adapted todi-vert-hot gases fromsaid exhaust pipe intossideonnection and to i c1ose" ofi communication therewith, saiddiverting means comprising a Y-brsnciibasing tubularly continuous,pipe,' ava1ve:seat Within said casing open} ing into' the -branch ofsaid casii'ig, ands "spring'pressedtongue member pivotednear one'end'ofsaid'valve seatsnd adapted to II beswunginto the current ofihptigasesfioiw I ing through said pipe and'tqeIose the openingi in said seat,-sa'id tongue membenbeing concave, the diverting surface of said tongue jmember being broadened end and concaved tward said -Y-hranch. I- Inamotor vehioie heater, having-tubular connection with the sxhanst pi'peofa ,in g gihydro-en'bon aging-diverting@means -,in said said exhaustpipecommunicating with said;

I I tubular connection, ing adapted toidivert hot gases from 'sai -exLust pipe igitdQid-eonnection, and y I 'close off communicationtherewith, i verting I means Comprising, a V-bianch "ass ingtuhniarlyconti'nuous,w\'ith ss-id 'ex hust I pipe, a valvegsent within saidmssiBgening into -said }Y-bi-anch-; of'gsziidflcsisiDgQ ii verting -mesinscomprising; i tonguememherpivotedneari onefend of said valve seatmand:tdaptedto beswiiug into the ",cm 'ent ofQhot-igases flowing throughsaid pipe-indigo oloseithe openinginsziid seat, saiid tonguememberhaving a divertin surface concave toward said a -branch, an I hav- I Ipivotal aIXis positioned between snid ivdi'ting' surfaes and the'axiscof the main 'mb ular par'cjiof ssidrcasingg, sins in 1 1 forver-ting surface I I I bular' part of sa1djcas ng,-andmeans hydroma'rbonengine,

I exhaust pipe into with said exhaust; ing tubularly "continuous,

j swung into the current and means" .tong uei- I 8. In a motoi-ivehiclefheater; said divertingmeans belar eonnection' with the exha intothe current of hot gzis *sean'issid tongueimembei' having a, divert- J zngnlarly'positioning said tongue. o

' I Insmot01"vehic1eheater,having I ilai uoonnection with the exhaustpipe of a d g i'iydi'o ca 'bon engine, diverting-ineans in '1 saidexhaust pipe, communicating with said 7 {tubular Connection; saiddiverting means lie-- I. andconave toivardsaid -Y bifanchmndhavtubn-J mg1 its; 'plvotal axis;

' tubu iiipart oiijaid flcg sing, :indqneins for I il-ngukirly"positioningsaidtongue EQ a St pipe intp Said Connection; andth Q hydro-carboningine," divertingflme'ans "in I close offcommunication therewith, sa1d-drssid e'xhau's'tfpipe,oomniunioatingvvithsaid vertini meanscomprising, a Y bi'anch as? 1 uiaintmuous, withsaidexhaust' inghdslptedtoidiver vidt v-bm h sisw smb e II I I I I I I iI 9. In n-motorvehicieheater, hav'ing tuhung-ndapted to divert hot gasesfrom said lmiconnection withtheexhaust'pipe with af concave toward.Said' Y-jh 'amh,iandh -ving its pivotal axis'pqsitioned :between.saldidl I an'dthe axisof the main tn- I fo ranjha'ving tubnla'rconnection with the exhaust pipe I 0f, a diverting means said exhaustpipecommunicating with said I said-divertin means be ing adapted"tomdivert hot gases from sayii I i said connecti0n,a,and t0 close ofl cormnuniCation; therewith, said dis verting means comprising, a Ydinanch:easfwith said. exhaust pipe, a valve seat withini'said,casing, openingintp said Y- brancho'f said easing, a I spring-pressedtonguemembei'pivoted near 'onefendofisaid:valvesent andadapted to be 'of-lhot" gasesflowing through said pipe and to. close" the opening insaid'gseat',saiditongud member lfavirig -a I j 1 diverting surfaceconcave I toward said -Y- nearitsfswiingingf brunch, andv-hsvingiitspivot'al axisLposi- I t'ioned between fssid diverting;surface and th'd'axis of the main tubulnnfpnrt of saidicasfor ahgulailyf positioning having tubu- I list pipe of it hydrmcaz'bon; engine,-vdivertingfimeans in pe, communicating with said said db: tubularconnection, said -.divei'ting Iheans bei ing, adapted to divert hot fromsaid i exhaust] pipe into said; connection, ,and' to close 01?coininunimtion therewith; said di- 2, Y-branch tn- 'buli rly'eontinuous,with saidexhaust. pipe, a valve, seat "withinsaid casing, opening intosaidY-bz'anch of said teasing, 2i spring pressed l-tongue member pivotednear oneend of'sziid valve seat and adaptedto be swung. es flowingthrough said pipe-41nd to close the opening in -said mgisn tam broadenedneiinits swinging enji i II positioned betvvee'n .saidivertingsurfacefandthe "ax s ofthe. main v 115- i I I I thot'lgnses'fi'om said ex- 7 I at wlthmsaid casmgope b hanst'pipe intot'sdconnection, said divertv I II ig into :said ij hranch of said ,casing,a means eomprismgsjY-branch oasihggtii- I tonguemembei; pivoted neuroneend of' nid" buiariy mntimmus withseid eiihaustpipe, 125, vaive seatahgiadapted'to heswun'g into the thepsih'eing'afpoi't'withinIsaideasingQopen; 1(@{hjrQrtaQf hpt gases flowing througheid .ingintothesaidl 'brafic tatbng ei pipe/and to-ciose the opening insaid seat5 within.'ssidjfeasing;a'ngulsrlyfpositioned to 1d; tonguemember; having a diverting SUI? divert flowing hotgases 'frdm said pipeinto" ,ceb roadend near its swinging end and i 120 tubular oonnectiomsniddiverting means he 7 liill il inft o tl path of said hot gases,flowing from 1, motor v'ehi clefheater, haying-tunneetu'in Wild 1: theexhaust pipe with -carbon engine, diverting means in mneet iomfsaiddivertingmeans beto divert hot Wises from said means comprising ayY-branch ens lliu' lycont nu s with sand exhaust withursmd casing,

itting surface concave linear one end thereof, extendnczire divertingsurface extending :iust pipe,eoinmnnioating with said;

pipeinto said connection, said (11- -br:moh, said tongue nth of said hotgases, flowing :1 hydro-carbon engin n radiator consistin (T ofa heaterbox and a heating coil positioned within said heating box, said boxcompris ing a bottom piece, having opposite upstanding ends integraltherewith, and an apertured cover having opposite depending leavesintegral therewith and adapted to fit between said ends, to formtherewith the sides'of aid box; there being afforded, upon the removalof said cover, an open endibo- O tween said upstanding ends for cleaningpurposes. 1 1 wk JOHN EDWARD THEBAUD.

"Witnesses: v

Flume D. BAILEY, N. L. COOK.

